2014_2015 annual provisional suicide figures

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Note: The per 100,000 population rate shown has been calculated following Statistics New Zealand annual population estimates.

Note: The per 100,000 population rate shown has been calculated following Statistics New Zealand annual population estimates.

Table 1. Provisional Suicide deaths and rates per 100,000 population between July 2007 and June 2015

Year 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 Total

Total 540 531 541 558 547 541 529 564 4351

Per 100,000 12.20 12.04 12.26 12.65 12.34 12.10 11.73 12.27

Table 2. Male and Female provisional suicide deaths and rates per 100,000 population between July 2007 and June 2015 (n=4351)

Year Males Females Gender Rate Ratio (M:F)

Number Rate Number Rate Rate

2007/2008 405 19.35 134 6.15 3.02:1

2008/2009 394 18.61 137 6.23 2.87:1

2009/2010 401 18.70 140 6.29 2.85:1

2010/2011 419 19.36 139 6.20 3.01:1

2011/2012 405 18.58 142 6.30 2.85:1

2012/2013 388 17.63 153 6.76 2.54:1

2013/2014 385 17.50 144 6.26 2.67:1

2014/2015 428 18.96 136 5.81 3.14:1



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Note: The per 100,000 population rate shown has been calculated following Statistics New Zealand annual population estimates for the 2015 year.

Table 3. Provisional Suicide deaths reported to the Coroner by age and gender between July 2014 and June 2015 (n=564)

Age Group (years) Males Females Total

Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate

10-14 5 3.33 5 3.49 10 3.41

15-19 35 21.41 17 11.09 52 16.41

20-24 44 25.08 17 10.42 61 18.01

25-29 45 28.93 11 7.02 56 17.93

30-34 38 27.44 8 5.39 46 16.03

35-39 36 27.51 10 7.00 46 16.80

40-44 44 29.96 14 8.62 58 18.76

45-49 36 23.99 11 6.74 47 15.00

50-54 34 22.09 16 9.72 50 15.70

55-59 34 24.38 4 2.71 38 13.23

60-64 23 18.91 9 7.00 32 12.79

65-69 13 11.79 4 3.46 17 7.53

70-74 14 17.59 4 4.67 18 10.9075-79 11 19.62 2 3.12 13 10.82

80-84 8 21.49 1 2.17 9 10.81

85 + 8 27.02 3 5.94 11 13.73

Total 428 18.96 136 5.81 564 12.27



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Table 4. Provisional Suicide deaths reported to the Coroner by ethnicity between July 2007 and June 2015 (n=4351)

Year Asian Mäori Pacific Other

Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate

2007/2008 21 5.93 87 15.39 24 9.05 408 13.26

2008/2009 10 2.82 95 16.81 26 9.81 400 13.00

2009/2010 22 6.21 105 18.58 31 11.69 383 12.45

2010/2011 19 5.36 101 17.87 22 8.30 416 13.52

2011/2012 19 5.36 132 23.34 31 11.69 365 11.24

2012/2013 28 7.90 105 18.58 24 9.05 384 12.48

2013/2014 22 4.67 108 18.06 26 8.81 373 12.96

2014/2015 16 3.40 130 21.74 27 9.15 391 13.58

Note: The per 100,000 population rate shown has been calculated using Statistics New Zealand annual population information as published following the 2006 and 2013 censuses.Table 4 shows provisional suicide deaths by ethnicity between July 2007 and June 2015. The small numbers and volatile nature of this data for Pacific and Asian peoples makesreliable estimation of the patterns very difficult and may be misleading.

Figure 1. Provisional Suicide rates by ethnicity per 100,000 population between July 2007 and June 2015 (n=4351)

Note: The per 100,000 population rate shown has been calculated using Statistics New Zealand annual population information as published following the 2006 and 2013 censuses.Ethnic groups have been classified in the following groups: Māori, Pacific peoples, Asian, Other (including European, Not Elsewhere classified and New Zealand European).The small numbers and volatile nature of this data for Pacific and Asian peoples makes reliable estimation of the patterns very difficult and may be misleading.

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Ethnicity

Asian

Maori

Other

Pacific



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Table 5. Provisional Suicide deaths reported to the Coroner by Maori ethnicity between July 2007 and June 2015

AgeGroup(years)

2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015

Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Total

10-14 2 2 4 3 1 1 3 4 5 4 1 1 1 2 3 3 40

15-19 12 4 10 14 10 8 21 7 25 12 16 8 7 11 13 10 188

20-24 11 2 10 4 11 5 12 5 13 6 15 13 22 5 13 6 153

25-29 9 2 4 4 13 2 11 2 15 3 10 3 12 5 18 5 118

30-34 10 3 10 1 8 1 6 3 7 6 9 4 8 6 13 3 98

35-39 4 7 6 11 2 3 2 5 2 6 1 7 2 10 4 72

40-44 5 3 6 2 10 2 7 1 10 2 7 5 2 13 4 79

45-49 2 1 2 1 7 5 2 5 1 2 5 2 4 39

50-54 4 3 1 2 1 5 1 3 2 3 2 1 3 3 2 36

55-59 3 3 1 3 3 4 3 1 1 22

60-64 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 12

65-69 1 1

70-74 2 1 1 4

75-79 1 1

Total 63 24 64 31 79 26 74 27 94 38 72 33 70 38 93 37 863



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Table 6. Provisional Suicide deaths reported to the Coroner by method between July 2007 and June 2015 (n=4351)

Method Type 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 Total

Cutting & piercing instrument 10 15 9 4 11 14 12 9 84

Fire 4 10 3 10 3 10 7 6 53

Firearms & explosives 45 50 50 38 44 40 52 49 368

Hanging, strangulation &suffocation

295 277 321 306 333 312 300 352 2496

Jumping from high place 11 17 19 12 16 24 11 19 129

Other poisoning (overdose/self-poisoning)

72 82 66 96 54 73 73 65 581

Other Type 1 2 1 4

Poisoning by gases & vapours 83 56 56 61 54 41 53 42 446

Submersion (drowning) 11 9 10 17 11 12 11 11 92

Transport 9 15 6 12 20 15 10 11 98

Total 540 531 541 558 547 541 529 564 4351

Figure 2. Provisional Suicide deaths by method used between July 2014 and June 2015 (n=564)

Cutting & piercing

instrument

2%Fire

1% Firearms &

explosives

9%

Hanging,

strangulation &

suffocation

62%

Jumping from high

place

3%

Other poisoning

(overdose/self-

poisoning)

12%

Poisoning by gases &

vapours

7%

Submersion(drowning)

2%Transport

2%

Methods used for suicide deaths2014/2015



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Table 7. Provisional Suicide deaths by DHB Region between July 2007 and June 2015

DHB Region 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 Total

Auckland 53 53 39 51 42 46 41 48 373

Bay of Plenty 20 41 21 36 31 31 27 32 239

Canterbury 61 61 74 63 73 60 68 61 521

Capital and Coast 32 24 26 25 28 34 30 30 229

Counties Manukau 59 38 52 46 55 50 48 47 395

Hawke's Bay 16 23 23 25 27 18 28 29 189

Hutt 25 9 20 22 12 14 25 16 143Lakes 12 20 21 23 18 15 15 10 134

Mid Central 27 25 22 24 32 18 41 27 216

Nelson Marlborough 16 17 13 12 24 17 13 18 130

Northland 19 15 16 20 24 29 21 28 172

South Canterbury 10 4 7 8 17 8 2 8 64

Southern 37 49 60 45 42 47 31 42 353

Tairawhiti 14 8 6 8 3 5 2 13 59

Taranaki 17 17 18 20 12 17 14 19 134

Waikato 38 47 47 51 33 45 44 49 354

Wairarapa 6 5 11 5 7 10 8 9 61

Waitemata 62 56 51 55 50 62 52 63 451

West Coast 7 6 3 5 4 6 8 7 46

Whanganui 8 12 10 12 12 7 11 8 80

Off Shore 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 8

Total 540 531 541 558 547 541 529 564 4351



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Graph 1. National trendline



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Graph 2. Provisional Suicide deaths in relation to the Christchurch earthquakes



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Table 8. Provisional Suicide deaths by Christchurch Region between July 2007 and June 2015

ChristchurchRegion

2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015

July 5 7 8 7 6 5 7 7

August 4 7 9 8 7 4 10 8

September 4 8 8 8 9 9 4 6

October 6 3 3 8 5 7 5 9

November 6 6 10 7 6 3 9 7

December 8 2 10 8 7 6 6 6

January 8 5 5 6 14 6 3 7

February 6 3 3 1 5 7 2 4

March 7 5 11 5 7 5 5 5

April 3 7 2 2 4 11 5 3

May 4 7 15 4 5 3 6 4

June 9 9 6 3 6 2 7 2

Total 70 69 90 67 81 68 69 68



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Table 9. Provisional Suicide deaths by Employment Status between July 2007 and June 2015

Employment Status 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 Total

Child not at school 1 1 1 3

Employed 232 207 208 200 195 211 222 246 1721

Home Duties 9 13 13 7 7 2 13 6 70

Other 29 17 11 21 8 4 10 4 104

Prisoner 4 3 5 9 2 4 3 6 36

Retired/Pensioner 56 56 54 53 53 49 67 70 458

Still Enquiring 1 6 13 24 10 7 7 68Student 37 51 42 50 53 54 48 47 382

Unavailable 2 6 4 4 2 18

Unemployed 140 138 163 157 155 156 147 169 1225

Unlikely to be known 31 39 34 44 48 51 11 8 266

Total 540 531 541 558 547 541 529 564 4351

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